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Post by AxeHandle on Jul 23, 2022 20:06:21 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Jul 23, 2022 20:06:35 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Jul 23, 2022 20:07:03 GMT -5
Will it shoot? You bet! Makes me smile...
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 23, 2022 23:42:35 GMT -5
Repeater bolt pistol? I have one! Old long gone friend built this one for me. Started out as a very used Sako action stuck in a fiberglass stock chambered in 7mm TCU. Fed from a permanently attached AR15 magazine. Tale told to me was it was the gun that Ken Tapp won the long range event at the Masters in 1988. I took it to the friend who recreated it as a Douglas barreled 222. He said the only parts of the gun that were useable were the bolt and action.   I've seen some Sako pistols built by Bill Wiseman that were very tempting. One I passed on for being a slow rather than fast twist 243 AI. That's a neat build, and that bolt face has a lot of potential. |
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 24, 2022 0:13:45 GMT -5
NOW I KNOW WHY YOU CALL NFs UGLY I don't like the proportions of the NF front sight, and the sides of the sight typically look rounded and overpolished. The rear sight isn't built for that flat top strap. I'd say similar about the Virginia Dragoon attempt as well, only the channel on the sides of the top strap are worse still. I just think others have been more successful at this sort of attempt. gunsmagazine.com/our-experts/compromise-part-iv-the-new-frontier/I love these carved buffalo skull grips. Take that gun, give it a flush fitting sight tang, lower profile rear blade, mill the front sight down to the base and make it a pin-in conversion with a more attractive profile blade and it'd be a near perfect pistol. A wide hammer spur would be nice also- Horvath has built some that would look great on that gun. |
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Post by taffin on Jul 24, 2022 8:49:03 GMT -5
BUT FOR THE LACK OF $$$ WE COULD BOTH KEEP A CUSTOM 'SMITH HAPPY! HERE ARE CUSTOM .357SAs . ONE FROM KING AND THE OTHER A 2ND GEN THAT SHOT 6" LEFT. INSTALLED NF BARREL AND S&W REAR IGHT. A FAVORITE. postimg.cc/fJbny3zFpostimg.cc/XB4WQQ07 |
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 24, 2022 13:11:41 GMT -5
I'm in favor of keeping the gunsmiths busy, well paid, and building all kinds to sort all folks. Of these, the Harton 38-40 at the top checks all the boxes for me. TLA rear is similar, iconic front works great with less visual appeal in profile- but pretty is as pretty does so no complaints. USFA copying the colt FTT, which is a great looking setup for what I'd call slightly or occasionally adjustable sights. Next, Clements rear sight conversion fits the SAA/Vaquero top strap better than others I've seen. Pinned in front sight is excellent for sight picture. Stroh Bisley with S&W rear- functional but not the best looking. Bowen front dovetail base with Stroh blade. Colt OMM King's gun- a pre-Python in my mind with short stroke action and mirrored front blade. A great piece of history, and I'd jump on any SAA customized similarly for function and historical value. I think it's hard to enjoy customs without appreciating the history of how we got here as well. All are hard on holsters and a generous sight channel is required, which rules out most factory options and keeps our leather workers in business also. Win/win! To the NF's credit, it's holster friendly with an improved sight picture and to be fair, most factory guns leave room for improvement.  As for the Kelby, I don't have the affinity for specialty pistols that I have for revolvers so I care less about how they look. This is just an example of how custom rifles are being built in this era, and for a little more than the price of a bare action I wasn't about to pass it up. |
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 24, 2022 13:20:19 GMT -5
Now I'm blanking on the USFA with the rear sight that had a brass insert. Blackbird or something? All I know is I should have bought Robb's when he had it for sale years ago and that it looked pretty good.
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Post by weiler on Jul 24, 2022 14:54:59 GMT -5
Now I'm blanking on the USFA with the rear sight that had a brass insert. Blackbird or something? All I know is I should have bought Robb's when he had it for sale years ago and that it looked pretty good. shooting master right? Had the money for it in college, just didnt want to bite the bullet! |
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Post by potatojudge on Jul 24, 2022 15:44:47 GMT -5
Now I'm blanking on the USFA with the rear sight that had a brass insert. Blackbird or something? All I know is I should have bought Robb's when he had it for sale years ago and that it looked pretty good. shooting master right? Had the money for it in college, just didnt want to bite the bullet! That's it! No clue where I got Blackbird. Not saying the thick rear sight was my favorite, but it's a neat concept and good looking front sight profile. |
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